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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. The Indian National Congress was set up in ________________.
   2. In 1878, the maximum age limit for the Indian Civil Service examination was reduced to ______________.
   3. The split between the Moderates and Radicals took place in the year ______________.
   4. Two Home Rule Leagues were started, one under the leadership of _____________ ________________ and the other under _______________ ________________.
   5. In 1916, unity between the Congress and the Muslim League was brought about by the ________________ _________________.
2. 2.

   Tick the sentences that are true. Correct the others.

   1. The writings of William Jones and Max Mueller made the Indians ashamed of their past.
   2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Lajpat Rai felt that moderate methods should be adopted for reform.
   3. Swaraj was an idea that stood for self-government under the British government.
   4. India refused to support the British during the First World War.
   5. The Ilbert Billl received the support of the Europeans in India.
3. 3.

   Multiple choice questions.

   1. The British civil servant who helped in the founding of the congress was:
      1. Edwin Montagu
      2. Annie Besant
      3. Allan Octavian Hume
      4. Lord Mintro
   2. The First president of the Indian National Congress was:
      1. Surendranath Bannerjee
      2. Rabindranath Tagore
      3. Bipin Chandra pal
      4. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjeee 
   3. The Ilbert Bill proposed in 1883 started that:
      1. The British and the Europeans could now be tried by both Indian and European judges
      2. Indians could be tried only by Indian judges
      3. The British and the Europeans could be judged only by Indian judges
      4. The British and the Europeans could be judged only by European judges  
   4. The idea to partition Bengal was devised by:
      1. Lord Curzon
      2. Lord Chelmsford
      3. Lord Ilbert
      4. Lord Minto
4. 4.

   Match the following.

   1. The First World War	a. Home Rule League
   2. Annie Besant	b. Muslim League
   3. Lucknow pact	c. 1914-1918
   4. Nawab Salimullah Khan	d. 1916
   5. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms	e. Government of India Act,1919

    

5. 5.

   Who was Allan Octavian Hume?
6. 6.

   What was the Ilbert bill?